Top 18 investors in South Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Bio & Nano Technology industry over the recent years

Intro

The top 18 investors according to the total amount of funding rounds. These are VC funds and corporate investors in South Asia that have invested over the last 3 years. They are actively investing in Bio & Nano Technology industry.

Amount of funding rounds in Bio & Nano Technology is 25, which is 1.9% of the total amount of rounds in South Asia over the last 3 years.

Top 18 investors in South Asia that took part in the most funding rounds in Bio & Nano Technology industry over the recent years
data provided by Unicorn Nest

Key takeaways

• Funds Geography – The majority of VCs are located in India while others are in Pakistan. The most common city is Mumbai which is home to 9 funds. There are also funds from Bangalore, Noida and Lahore. These VCs tend to invest in startups from India, but also invest in startups from The United States and China. For the majority of the funds, the country of the funds’ establishment and the country of their most frequent investments coincide.
• Industry Focus – The funds’ most common field for investments is Banking. They also invest in Enterprise Software, EdTech and Consumer.
• Important Years – The oldest fund in the sample was founded in 1999 and the newest one in 2016. In 2014 the most amount of funds were founded. VCs in the sample made the most deals in the period from 2007 to 2020. For some funds, 2018 was the year with the most amount of deals.
• Investments – Usually VCs take part in 2 funding rounds per year, sometimes in 2 – 6, 7 – 12 or in 13 – 24. The minimum number of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 3, the maximum is 145. Average number of funding rounds is 40.6 while median is 17.0. The most common amount of funding rounds for VCs in the sample is 6. Minimum amount of lead investments for funds is 1 and maximum is 117. Average amount of lead investments is 27.4 while median is 11.0. The most common amount of lead investments is 3. Index of difference in percentage points of lead investments from the average is between -59.89 and 2.33 for funds in the sample. The average value for this difference is -24.02 and the median is -21.0. It means that these funds act as lead investors less often than other funds. The most common value is -59.89.
• Typical Rounds – The most common investment stage for funds in the sample is Early stage. Seed, Late and Venture stages are less common. Funds participate in rounds with 2 – 3 or 1 – 2 investors more often than in rounds with 3 – 4 or 4 – 5 investors. The most common round size for VCs in the sample is less than 100 thousands. Less common ranges are 100 thousands – 1 million, 50 – 100 million and 10 – 50 million. A Funds’ average multiplicator for portfolio companies at the last known valuation is 0.0 at minimum and 1.94 at maximum. Average value for this multiplicator is 0.3 and median is 0.12. The most common multiplicator value is 0.0.